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How much more will your Big Mac cost if we raise the minimum wage?
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Then you’re not the right fit for me.
It’s not a matter of “proving” yourself. It’s a matter of whether you are legally able to perform work without me being physically present and are therefore billable.
And what’s with this surveillance bullshit?
They are two very different things, and are problems that likely have two very different root causes.
I look at the scenario you described as basically an education (which it is). Accept lower pay, live like a monk and maybe go into some modest debt in the process with a chance at a well paying job in a year. Kinda of like what college is supposed to be?
Actually no, it's none of your business.
They do the work, you pay them and STFU.
LOL.
If you want to train people at $10/hour, you can do it at $15 as well. Particularly if a year down the road you're willing/forced to pay $30. At what point during that first year does their work value increase from $10/hour to $30? Is it at exactly day 365?
I'd also add that it's been repeatedly proven that paying a bit more than you need to helps keep employees happy over the longer term, which lowers costs to the employer substantially. Employee turnover is one of the most costly issues in business.
I have 3 employees. The newest one has been with the company for 18 years.
No, they are similar. Both makes conscious choices to spend their money on one thing and not the other.
Duffy has a valid point
he's purposely building mobility in to his hiring and employment practices
for this he should be lauded. straight up.
there are programs that allow someone to pay below federal minimum wage,
but, oddly, there is not one specific to this type of business practice...essentially
on the job vocational education.
that is a clear shortcoming in the system
he's purposely building mobility in to his hiring and employment practices
for this he should be lauded. straight up.
there are programs that allow someone to pay below federal minimum wage,
but, oddly, there is not one specific to this type of business practice...essentially
on the job vocational education.
that is a clear shortcoming in the system
Minimum wage laws exist because of people like him and have existed for a long time.
Very true.
But if you read on, you'll see that he's got 3 employees and the newest is 18 years on the job. So he's not actually hiring anyone, apparently.
That price is outdated. Which is good on Hammies and everyone else who doesn't know, because it means that they don't eat their enough to quote the price.
A quick google search shows that it's about $4 in California.
The same people who don't want to pay a living wage also think that taxation is theft yet they force their employees on government welfare.
Actually no I can’t.
Ive already explained this multiple times. My work requires numerous certifications in order for someone to work on their own. I can’t bill for an employees time if they are certified because my clients won’t pay it. The 1 year mark is an ESTIMATE of how much time it takes to gain the experience and knowledge to get the required certifications.
Once certified you’re worth $30.
I’m going to assume you have never employed anyone in California but I can assure you that $15 and costs a lot more than $5 extra per hour to hire.
At $10 an hour I’m losing money. At $15 it’s not worth the risk.
That’s what this is about. How much am I willing to risk to invest in a new employee? I’ve done the numbers. You need to factor in cost of employment, is this person reliable, do I expect to have enough work in the next year, 5 years, 10 years to support this additional employee? Will the extra stress, time investment, money investment, etc result in a higher profit for the company and will that be worth the extra investment?
I tap out above $10 an hour.
Worth $30 to whom?
But again, even at $10, you don't appear to be hiring anyone. So this whole discussion seems irrelevant.
